Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-3053 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers. Excludes “Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians” (53-3011) and “Taxi Drivers” (53-3054).
National estimates for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Industry profile for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Geographic profile for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
National estimates for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 175,660 |
1.2 % |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,570 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.92 |
$ 12.70 |
$ 14.42 |
$ 17.79 |
$ 22.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,710 |
$ 26,420 |
$ 30,000 |
$ 37,010 |
$ 45,980 |
Industry profile for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
39,900 |
47.19 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,370 |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
15,770 |
37.08 |
$ 16.38 |
$ 34,070 |
| Individual and Family Services |
14,820 |
0.56 |
$ 13.77 |
$ 28,650 |
| Automobile Dealers |
14,320 |
1.17 |
$ 13.53 |
$ 28,130 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
11,780 |
0.22 |
$ 17.01 |
$ 35,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Top paying industries for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Geographic profile for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
20,110 |
1.22 |
0.98 |
$ 18.59 |
$ 38,670 |
| New York |
16,930 |
1.95 |
1.57 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,610 |
| Florida |
10,390 |
1.21 |
0.97 |
$ 14.15 |
$ 29,430 |
| Texas |
9,750 |
0.80 |
0.64 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,420 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,380 |
1.68 |
1.35 |
$ 14.14 |
$ 29,420 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
8,840 |
2.60 |
2.09 |
$ 17.33 |
$ 36,040 |
| Hawaii |
1,090 |
1.98 |
1.59 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,120 |
| New York |
16,930 |
1.95 |
1.57 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,610 |
| Wyoming |
470 |
1.81 |
1.45 |
$ 12.71 |
$ 26,440 |
| Delaware |
790 |
1.80 |
1.45 |
$ 17.08 |
$ 35,520 |
Top paying states for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
400 |
0.61 |
0.49 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
| New York |
16,930 |
1.95 |
1.57 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,610 |
| California |
20,110 |
1.22 |
0.98 |
$ 18.59 |
$ 38,670 |
| Washington |
3,310 |
1.03 |
0.83 |
$ 18.45 |
$ 38,380 |
| Alaska |
480 |
1.62 |
1.30 |
$ 17.63 |
$ 36,670 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
16,140 |
1.86 |
1.49 |
$ 20.19 |
$ 42,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,710 |
2.99 |
2.40 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,610 |
0.98 |
0.79 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 38,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,440 |
2.10 |
1.69 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,460 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,480 |
1.69 |
1.35 |
$ 15.34 |
$ 31,900 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,890 |
1.59 |
1.27 |
$ 14.48 |
$ 30,120 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,590 |
1.22 |
0.98 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,220 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,140 |
1.49 |
1.19 |
$ 15.93 |
$ 33,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,790 |
0.78 |
0.62 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 29,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,620 |
0.62 |
0.50 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
1,720 |
5.59 |
4.48 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,110 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
270 |
4.16 |
3.33 |
$ 18.04 |
$ 37,510 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
250 |
3.67 |
2.95 |
$ 14.74 |
$ 30,660 |
| Johnstown, PA |
170 |
3.54 |
2.84 |
$ 11.33 |
$ 23,570 |
| New Bedford, MA |
210 |
3.39 |
2.72 |
$ 17.12 |
$ 35,610 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
160 |
3.33 |
2.67 |
$ 17.38 |
$ 36,150 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
170 |
3.23 |
2.59 |
$ 14.45 |
$ 30,060 |
| Pittsfield, MA |
120 |
3.20 |
2.57 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,720 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
370 |
3.16 |
2.53 |
$ 14.94 |
$ 31,080 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,710 |
2.99 |
2.40 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,620 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
730 |
0.69 |
0.55 |
$ 21.03 |
$ 43,740 |
| Napa, CA |
70 |
1.03 |
0.83 |
$ 20.54 |
$ 42,730 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
16,140 |
1.86 |
1.49 |
$ 20.19 |
$ 42,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,710 |
2.99 |
2.40 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,620 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
70 |
0.73 |
0.58 |
$ 19.68 |
$ 40,930 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
230 |
1.22 |
0.98 |
$ 19.51 |
$ 40,590 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,860 |
0.97 |
0.78 |
$ 19.21 |
$ 39,970 |
| Ames, IA |
50 |
1.18 |
0.94 |
$ 19.12 |
$ 39,780 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
140 |
1.67 |
1.34 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,430 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
790 |
2.12 |
1.70 |
$ 18.95 |
$ 39,420 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
